Medieval moat and site of manor, Dagworth (EHER 124)

Homestead moat and site of a manor documented from 1300 AD.

The site of Dagworth Manor House 500yds north-west of the church lies under pasture with trees along the inner moat edge on three sides. The Manor first mentioned in 1300; the house still extant in 1768. Condition is very good. Undulations visible on moat interior. On a map of 1829 there is the same field pattern as on the 25" OS map, including the outline of Dagworth moat, but no indication as to its origin. <1> - <6> Site Assessment = Still pasture, dry moat. The site stands at the edge of a pasture field with a ploughed field to the west. It measures around 115 x 90 ft and has a dry moat up to 3 ft wide at the bottom. The central platform stands 5 ft above the bottom of the ditch. The entrance, about 8 ft wide, is on the south east side. <7> Aerial photograph: <8> 1977. Field survey. This seasonally waterfilled moat is situated in pastureland and measures 87.0m north-south and 102.0m east-west. The arms have a maximum width of 9.0m and a maximum depth of 1.3m. The island is level with the surrounding area with no trace of a building. There is an inlet in the north-east corner and a causeway in the southern arm but no outlet is visible. To the south a wagon soak and slight unsurveyable traces of minor field roads are evident. Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM. <9> See also: <10> <11>